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kevindalley

@kevindalley@sfba.social

living in #Oakland, California
interest in traffic safety for pedestrians, cyclists, #publicTransit riders
Including the relationship between fire code and traffic deaths and injuries

#visionzero
#walkableCities
tootfinder
#fedi22

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lauren, to random
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The ability of some people to celebrate the deaths of people with whom they had political and associated disagreements, ignoring the fact that these people usually have family and friends and others who cared about them, is disgusting beyond measure. I will soft or hard block such users here when they reply in such ways on my threads.

If you don't have something nice to say about the dead, don't say anything. Show some humanity even when you think it's not deserved by the individual involved. You should want to be better than them, not embracing their worst aspects.

kevindalley,
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@lauren
It's challenging when it is a person who blocked universal healthcare, resulting in the death of many.
Though ultimately voting to allow ACA to pass, even if a lesser ACA.
That saved the lives of many compared to pre-ACA

divya, to random
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    kevindalley,
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    @divya
    Capital Corridor considers outlets to be a feature at nearly every seat, allowing riders to work or play while traveling
    Caltrain has a handful of seat

    USB chargers can handle 240V
    How much power is being sent through these outlets?

    kevindalley,
    @kevindalley@sfba.social avatar

    @divya
    I have trouble believing that phone charger or laptop would fail.
    I think they lied twice
    Once on their concern for passengers
    Second time that charging is illegal

    lauren, (edited ) to random
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    I have nothing against bicycles, but some of the most arrogant people I know are bicycle proponents. Who just don't seem to understand that not everyone can safely ride one. YA' KNOW?

    kevindalley,
    @kevindalley@sfba.social avatar

    @lauren
    Where I drive, in Oakland, I see cars blow through stop signs
    Also in Dallas.
    Cars have much more momentum than bikes, at any given velocity
    And cause much more damage
    @KevinMarks

    kevindalley,
    @kevindalley@sfba.social avatar

    @lauren
    To be honest, I see cars blow through red lights more frequently than through stop signs.
    A few times a month, at least
    @KevinMarks

    kevindalley,
    @kevindalley@sfba.social avatar

    @lauren
    There's one nearby intersection where I can watch cars run red lights about every other cycle, when nearby middle school lets out.
    @KevinMarks

    kevindalley,
    @kevindalley@sfba.social avatar

    @lauren
    Or easy pickings for red light camera.
    Oakland PD shut down red light cameras because income source was not enough. While OPD is no longer responsible for red light cameras, it is taking a lot of work to bring them back
    @KevinMarks

    lauren, to mastodon
    @lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org avatar

    I've never seen a good study of the ages of users vis-a-vis other social media, but my suspicion is it trends comparatively older, which may be why there are so many interesting people here compared with the others, given the MAGA crowd is sucked in mainly by the legacy platforms. Just speculating, but yeah.

    kevindalley,
    @kevindalley@sfba.social avatar

    @lauren
    Are you saying that MAGA is older
    But Mastodon is older and smarter?

    lauren, to random
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    In effort to cause Democrats to lose elections, California Sen. Wiener wants new cars to be limited to 10mph over posted speed limits. - https://abc7.com/california-speed-limits-proposed-bill-governors/14358919/

    kevindalley,
    @kevindalley@sfba.social avatar

    @kkeller
    A lot of people die when hit by cars.
    A 10mph increase in speed greatly increases the risk of death when there is a collision.
    My question is why a vehicle is allowed to go 10mph faster than speed limit.
    Remember, no penalty, the car just can't speed.
    @lauren

    lauren, to random
    @lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org avatar

    Whenever I pry open the plastic case of a Chinese advanced electronics device to make a modification, and then successfully close it again without snapping off ANY of the tiny little plastic case tabs during either the opening or closing process, the feeling of accomplishment is significant. I'll take that feeling where I can get it these days.

    kevindalley,
    @kevindalley@sfba.social avatar

    @MichaelBishop
    One wonderful thing about the @frameworkcomputer is that the screws in the case stay attached to the case when the case is separated. It's very difficult to lose these screws
    @lauren

    lauren, to random
    @lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org avatar

    Proposition: Firms that profess to be champions of the environment who still require employees who could be working from home to routinely commute into the office, are notably hypocritical. Discuss.

    kevindalley,
    @kevindalley@sfba.social avatar

    @root
    An electric car takes up the same amount of space on the road as a gas car, and causes the same traffic deaths as a car.
    Transit, walking, cycling will reduce those problems

    Of course, many people live or work in places where that is difficult
    @lauren

    kevindalley,
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    @lauren
    Lack of good mass transit is a government policy choice.
    Same with dangerous walking, cycling, driving conditions
    LA used to have good transit and can bring it back to core areas.
    Until then, people who live in spread out areas should work from home
    @root

    kevindalley, to random
    @kevindalley@sfba.social avatar

    Does Leela have a favorite movie with Siamese cats
    Or non-Siamese, if those are her preferences.
    Asking because is offering Cat Movies starting January 1
    @lauren
    Featuring
    CAT PEOPLE
    THE CAT CREEPS
    RHUBARB
    THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN
    THE SHADOW OF THE CAT
    WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
    THE CASSANDRA CAT
    THAT DARN CAT
    KURONEKO
    EYE OF THE CAT
    THE LONG GOODBYE
    HOUSE
    THE CAT FROM OUTER SPACE
    INFERNO
    CAT’S EYE
    TWO EVIL EYES
    THE CAT
    SLEEPWALKERS
    INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS

    Shorts
    THE PERILS OF PRISCILLA
    TO THE UNKNOWN

    https://www.criterionchannel.com/cat-movies

    kevindalley,
    @kevindalley@sfba.social avatar

    @lauren
    It's the 1942 Cat People
    And it's the 1965 That Darn Cat, starring Syn Cat the Siamese Cat, not the 1997 remake, with Elvis, the non-Siamese cat.
    Full closure. None of my cats, past and present, have been Siamese
    I'm happy with that, though would probably be happy with Siamese
    https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/8335-the-criterion-channels-january-2023-lineup

    kevindalley, to random
    @kevindalley@sfba.social avatar

    I don't understand the Fedilab setting
    Pixelfed presentation for media fedilab
    When this setting is turned on, the text is not visible.
    It took me a while to determine which option caused this appearance.
    I had turned many things on at once, and switch only happens when app is restarted
    @apps

    Pixelfed presentation for media turned on image visible text is hidden

    kevindalley,
    @kevindalley@sfba.social avatar

    @apps
    Thanks
    Why does text disappear for a standard Mastodon post, not Pixelfed
    I was surprised that this changed my experience
    I suggest a warning, though I'm not sure what it sound say

    lauren, (edited ) to random
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    At the exact moment that you are first reading these words, is there a cat on your lap? (This poll brought to you by Leela.)

    kevindalley,
    @kevindalley@sfba.social avatar

    @lauren
    My 4 cats are lap-agnostic
    Feet in bed, yes
    Laps, not so much

    lauren, (edited ) to random
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    Lauren's Blog: In Support of Google’s Progress On AI Content Choice and Control

    https://lauren.vortex.com/2023/10/26/in-support-of-googles-progress-on-ai-content-choice-and-control

    Last February, in:

    Giving Creators and Websites Control Over Generative AI

    https://lauren.vortex.com/2023/02/14/giving-creators-and-websites-control-over-generative-ai

    I suggested expansion of the existing Robots Exclusion Protocol (e.g. "robots.txt") as a path toward helping provide websites and creators control over how their contents are used by systems.

    Shortly thereafter, publicly announced their own support for the robots.txt methodology as a useful mechanism in these contexts.

    While it's true that adherence to robots.txt (or related webpage Meta tags -- also part of the Robots Exclusion Protocol) is voluntary, my view is that most large firms do honor its directives, and if ultimately moves toward a regulatory approach to this were deemed genuinely necessary, a more formal approach would be a possible option.

    This morning Google ran a livestream discussing their progress in this entire area, emphasizing that we're only at the beginning of a long road, and asking for a wide range of stakeholder inputs.

    I believe of particular importance is Google's desire for these content control systems to be as technologically straightforward as possible (so, building on the existing Robots Exclusion Protocol is clearly desirable rather than creating something entirely new), and for the effort to be industry-wide, not restricted to or controlled by only a few firms.

    Also of note is Google's endorsement of the excellent "AI taxonomy" concept for consideration in these regards. Essentially, the idea is that AI Web crawling exclusions could be specified by the type of use involved, rather than by which entity was doing the crawling. So, a set of directives could be defined that would apply to all AI-related crawlers, irrespective of who was doing the crawling, but permitting (for example) crawlers that are looking for content related to public interest AI research to proceed, but direct that content not be taken or used for commercial Generative AI chatbot systems.

    Again, these are of course only the first few steps toward scalable solutions in this area, but this is all incredibly important, and I definitely support Google's continuing progress in these regards.

    --Lauren--

    kevindalley,
    @kevindalley@sfba.social avatar

    @lauren
    When new protocol is decided for stopping AI crawl, will Google and others remove that data from existing systems?

    AlSweigart, to random
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    kevindalley,
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    @AlSweigart
    "The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal loaves of bread."
    Anatole France, 1894

    timelordiroh, to random
    @timelordiroh@mstdn.iroh.tv avatar

    For all of the obits I'm seeing for Senator , one thing I'm not seeing and I feel really needs to be talked about more is that fact that she died in office. A 90 year old senator. When we complain about how old congresspeople are, Feinstein was part of the problem.

    Feinstein might have had a great legacy, but she should have stepped aside a lot sooner. She's now just another boomer that refused to retire.

    How much is the average age decreasing now?

    kevindalley,
    @kevindalley@sfba.social avatar

    @timelordiroh
    Feinstein was not a boomer
    Born in 1933, before WWII

    christianp, to random
    @christianp@mathstodon.xyz avatar

    Can people with normal colour vision see the text under "enter your code" in this screenshot?
    Is this a dark-mode thing that they didn't account for?

    kevindalley,
    @kevindalley@sfba.social avatar

    @christianp
    I can see that there is text

    erictopol, to random
    @erictopol@mstdn.social avatar

    Here it is

    kevindalley,
    @kevindalley@sfba.social avatar

    @erictopol
    Reommendation
    Get new vaccine
    Today, no vaccines available

    I planned to get new vaccine this week before traveling to England
    Backup plan another dose of old vaccine
    Now trapveling with no recent vaccine

    Elderly mother in law did have previous vaccine 5 months ago
    Me, 7 months from infection, 1 year from vaccine
    At 64 ½, I'm fully protected until next birthday, when protection falls off cliff 😬

    lauren, to random
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    Don't fall for firms pushing "voice verification" bypasses.

    A suggestion. If a firm you deal with offers to sign you up for a "voice verification" service that bypasses PINs, passwords, etc., you would be wise to decline. There are increasing reports of online AI voice generators being used to defraud customers via these systems. And the situation is likely to only be getting worse.

    kevindalley,
    @kevindalley@sfba.social avatar

    @lauren
    I could see this video
    On Fedilab
    @shaun

    ai6yr, to random

    Some lessons from watching/collecting Maui social media videos (for a client) this week.

    1. Evacuate early if you are worried. Many survivors with videos made it out as their neighbors were waiting for someone to tell them to leave, or were saying "the fire department will put it out".
    2. If you are in the path of smoke, you will soon be in the path of embers, and then you will soon be in the fire. Smoke = get out!
      (continued).
    kevindalley,
    @kevindalley@sfba.social avatar

    @samhainnight @ai6yr
    But if people were taking the bus, then everyone could get out, including disabled people.
    We need a better phrase than "thrown under the bus".

    Naich, to animals
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    I like this one of Dorrit because it shows off all the colours in her fur so well.

    kevindalley,
    @kevindalley@sfba.social avatar

    @Naich
    Our new Calico kitten is interested in Dorrit
    Still working on her name

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